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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors
Kansas' Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that would prohibit the provision of body-mutilating sex-change surgeries and hormone drugs to trans-identified minors.
Kansas governor again vetoes ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. Is the bill legal?
Republicans currently have enough votes to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. But Democrats and the ACLU says it violates Kansans' constitutional rights.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is youth gender-affirming care ban
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is a bill from the Republican-led Legislature that would ban gender-affirming care for kids.
Trans youth care ban vetoed by Kansas governor again
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed Senate Bill 63, which would have restricted gender-affirming care for transgender youth. “Right now, the legislature should be focused on ways to help Kansans cope with rising prices,
Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Laura Kelly vetoed a proposal to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth for the third consecutive year, setting up another battle with the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature that has previously failed to overrule her on the issue.
Kansas’ Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
No tax on tips bill might not be necessary, Kansas House tax chair says
Kansas Senate Republicans announced their intention to end taxes on tipped income, but it might be irrelevant if the federal ...
With property tax frustration, the legislature looking at measures where voters would have a say
Property tax relief is very much on the minds of state lawmakers because they know voters are demanding it. One way ...
A New Bill Introduced In Kansas Would Strip Away Faculty Tenure Rights
The Kansas House of Representatives is set to consider a bill that if it became law would strip away the most important ...
Bowling for (tax) dollars with Michael O’Donnell — what could go wrong, Kansas? | Opinion
A bill before a Kansas Senate committee would exempt bowling alleys from having to pay sales tax on the equipment and ...
Missouri-Kansas ‘border war’ truce expires soon. Will Chiefs, Royals fight derail deal?
Missouri lawmakers want to keep an economic ceasefire alive — even as Kansas mounts an aggressive effort to lure the Kansas ...
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Kansas gov. vetoes ‘Help Not Harm Act’
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has issued her first veto decision for 2025 on a controversial bill Tuesday. Kelly vetoed for ...
As Kansas Legislature victimizes transgender kids, I raise my voice in protest: This is not OK
Decent human beings do not further their careers by picking on already marginalized children, youths, and young adults. I ...
Kansas universities face brain drain threat as tenure protections could be gutted | Opinion
An Emporia State VP has proposed a bill to eliminate job protections for 2,800 Kansas public university faculty members. | ...